Carissimi Famiglia,
Since you asked for
some photos you're gonna get some photos. We climbed up this huge mountain in a
place called Gulfo Aranci (Google it) These I think are all photo's from that
trip. At the top of the Mountain there is an old giant building where the first
radio telegraph message in Europe was sent from here to Roma.
The building is all abandoned and falling apart now so we only climbed around a
little of it but it was way fun. I'm bummed Kristin is sick and really hope she
gets better soon. Everyone here in Italy has also been sick with the flu
(except us). To answer your questions. I wrote Peter a while ago but haven't
heard back from him and I haven’t written Travis because I don't know his
address haha, apparently can't just write "Bro who lives at the
bottom of my street" on a letter and hope it gets there. I'm glad to hear
they are tearin it up at Sunday school teaching though. They are an ultimate
team. Transfer calls were this week and I'll be staying another 6 weeks here in
Sassari with Anziano Lacey again as far as I know.
Our
Bolivian investigator Adhemar is doing fantastic. We met with him
yesterday and he came to church this Sunday for the first time. I see him
getting baptized real soon. As for his family we still need to work with them.
They won't meet with us because they are still studying with the Jehovah Witnesses.
In-fact yesterday while we were teaching him they showed up at his house to
teach his daughter, so they went in another room to do their stuff. We'll see him again Friday and then again at
church Sunday. Speaking of church this Sunday we had another amazing thing
happen. I guess I forgot to tell you about this experience we had last week.
While waiting for a contact to show up and meet us in church last Wednesday
morning, a young 21 year old kid named Maurizio who was a brand new English
course student from the night before randomly showed up looking for our priest
or leader of our church. He wanted some council on some things. We told him to
come back Sunday and meet with the Branch President. Well the contact never
showed up and we left and started our P-day. This Sunday Maurizio came to
church and spent 45 MINUTES!?!?! with the branch president. It went way well.
He came to Sacrament meeting and it being fast and testimony last week he got
to sit through that. The best and craziest part though was toward the end of
the meeting he said "Io non posso andare. no?" which means "I
can't go. no?" and I said "Se vuoi, puoi" which is "if you
want, you can" He lets out a long sigh and then pops up and goes straight
to the stand. The look of confusion on some of the members faces was priceless
haha. I looked at my companion who was sitting across the chapel with Adhemar
and he had a look of solid fear, sorta like "I really hope this kid
doesn't say anything nuts and scare away our other investigators". So
Maurizio goes up there, not knowing anyone other than us and the branch
president and bears an awesome testimony of how happy he is to be here with us,
how he knows Jesus Christ and all that good stuff. I was blown away, and the
members probably even more than I was. After church they all saluted him and
thanked him for his testimony. THAT KID IS GONNA BE A MISSIONARY ONE DAY!!!! at
least in my opinion. The ward was incredibly impressed with our ability to
bring two investigators into church that can hopefully contribute to the ward
one day.
So that’s my story for this week. I'm thankful for
all your letters. You and Kristin have, just this last week, passed up Dani in
writing me so I would like to congratulate you guys. I miss you all
and hope you all have a great week. Vi voglio bene e ci sentiamo ok?
Con amore, Anziano Kyle Hill
